The former CEO and President of Alberta Health Services is suing for wrongful dismissal. Two 2026 decisions have already been published — both centred on nine emails containing privileged and confidential information she sent to her personal account the day before her termination.

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An AHS administrative employee alleged disability discrimination after disputes over workplace accommodations — but her union had already filed and then withdrawn a grievance on the same matter. The Tribunal confirmed that a withdrawn grievance is not, on its own, an exceptional circumstance that opens the door to a human rights complaint.

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The Alberta Medical Association and the Government couldn’t agree on the fourth-year wage increase under their 2022–2026 agreement. The AMA argued inflation and recruitment pressures warranted 13.6%. Arbitrator Kaplan disagreed — and his reasons on catch-up claims and the replication principle will be of broad interest.

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A pharmacist-supervisor accessed a subordinate employee’s radiographic examination results on Netcare while refilling her prescriptions — after the employee had explicitly declined the offer. The adjudicator found contraventions of the Health Information Act and ordered safeguards to be implemented.

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A licensed practical nurse with over 15 years of experience and a clean record became her unit’s Chapter Chair — then fell into a pattern of dishonesty with her employer, the Labour Board, and the arbitration board itself. The arbitrator upheld her termination and dismissed unfair labour practice allegations finding no evidence she was targeted…

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